Analysis Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

The author of “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck, was born in Salinas, California. He enjoyed a comfortable childhood and youth even though his family experienced many setbacks. At a young age, he showed a strong interest in reading and writing. Many events that occurred in his life provided him something to write about, the stock market crashed, banks failed, and the Great Depression was beginning. The novella is about two migrant workers, George and Lennie, who start a new job and have the dream of owning a farm. The author’s goal in writing the story is to show us how life was like during the Great Depression. He wanted to show us how people were affected and had to make make hard decisions,not only for themselves, but for others as well. I can tell because in the beginning of the chapter, he shows that it is hard to find a job and make a living. He relates his life …show more content…
The setting affects the way the characters act and travel. The brush is a place that George tells Lennie to go to if he gets in trouble. Also, the environment they live in helps shape the characters. Because George and Lennie are in the forest, they only have each other and form a stronger friendship. A problem in the story is that they have to leave jobs because of the way Lennie acts. Since finding jobs are difficult, George tells Lennie not to speak when they are meeting the boss. Even though George gets frustrated and angry at Lennie, he still cares and protects him. George take a lot of responsibility taking care of Lennie. This shows that Lennie depends on George and is insecure without him. All the characters are not treated equally throughout the book. Because Lennie has a mental disability, he is treated differently. They are also lower class people. For example, the boss treats them differently and gets angry when they don’t come on time. Curly treated them unfairly and they were considering on